Famous Birthdays
- Oct 10 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll and field marshal (Union of 1707), born in Ham House, Petersham, Surrey (d. 1743)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 2 Wu San-kuei, gen, invited Manchus to China, dies trying to expel them
- Oct 12 Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (b. 1621)
- Oct 18 Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver and illustrator, dies at 63
- Oct 18 Jacob Jordaens, Flemish baroque artist (after Rubens and Anthony van Dyck the leading Flemish painter), dies at 85
- Oct 26 John Jenkins, English composer, dies at about 86
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning